WasatchWill: peak bagging

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'Kings Castle' Loop

September 04, 2019

Red Castle. This iconic landmark in the High Uintas Wilderness has certainly become one of the most sought after destinations in all the U...

Lone Peak

July 11, 2017

Lone Peak is a peak I had been intimidated by for a number of years now and so I always managed to avoid it because of both the distance, ...

Spanish Fork Peak

June 30, 2017

Spanish Peak has been another nearby peak that I've had my sights on for several years. It's not a terribly difficult hike or anyth...

Daddy-Daughter Backpacking: Rock Canyon & Squaw Peak

June 27, 2017

For Willow's daddy-daughter trip, we spent a night up in nearby Rock Canyon where we took the opportunity to hike up to Squaw Peak, Will...

Slide Canyon - Slate Canyon Loop and Provo Peak

June 09, 2017

For this trip, my house became the trailhead. I am fortunate to live within a mile of Provo's Slate Canyon trailhead and about two mi...

Uinta Highline Trail - Day 4

August 25, 2016

Day 4 would be the longest and most exhausting day of the trip, yet it also proved to be as fulfilling as any. I was able to make a solo s...

Uinta Highline Trail - Day 3

August 24, 2016

Day 3 on the Highline Trail would take us up the highest pass of the trail and subsequently, the high point of the trip (and the state), K...

Backpacking South Thunder Mountain

August 02, 2016

Two years ago I joined a group that led me up to what immediately became one of my favorite parts of the Wasatch: Lake Hardy, South Thund...

Backpacking Box Elder Peak

July 27, 2016

Known by some as simply "The Box", Box Elder Peak sits quietly at an elevation of 11,101 feet in the northeast corner of Utah Va...

Family Backpacking: Clyde Lake Loop

July 13, 2016

Two years ago we set off on our first backpacking trip as a whole family. Jessica took a year off last year due to the birth of our new...

Santaquin Peak

June 30, 2016

Every now and then I'll join a facebook group hike event. This was one of them. I hadn't been up on Santaquin Peak and Loafer Moun...

Provo Peak via Slate Canyon

June 27, 2016

What started out as a walk around the block turned into a walk up to Slate Canyon Trailhead. That then turned into a walk all the wa...

Scout Tag-along Trip to Slide Canyon

May 05, 2016

This past weekend, the local scout troop in my neighborhood had made plans to go on a little backpacking trip up nearby Slide Canyon. The ...

Spring Break 2016 - Southeast Utah

April 13, 2016

Once again, we were blessed to take advantage of the kids' spring break from school. This year's travels would take us to Sou...

Spring Break Recon

March 31, 2016

Last week I was scheduled to go backpacking with a friend through Zion National Park, but that fell through. Since I still had the ...

Return to Middle Basin

January 13, 2016

This trip actually ended up being a last second decision after originally planning to meet up with a friend to hike the High Uinta Hig...

Hayden Peak

August 23, 2015

I've had my eye on a peak in the Uintas for quite some time - Hayden Peak. It is one of the most photographed peaks in the Uintas, serv...

Overnighter on Mount Timpanogos - July 2015

July 23, 2015

Last week I sent out an invite to a few friends and acquaintances to see if anyone wanted to brave the crowds with me and hike a local fa...

Provo Peak

July 09, 2015

Sometime last year a colleague and former supervisor of mine, Steve, and I came up with an idea to do a little backpacking trip above near...

Little Rock to Rock Canyon Loop

May 29, 2015

I've had a goal to get at least one bag night per month. May was going to be tricky because my wife, Jessica, was expecting. I had...

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